Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Two best friends stuck in boring jobs become bachelor party planners in Budapest.
Budapest (2018) is a fairly generic French comedy that follows two friends who become bachelor party organizers in Hungary. The plot is formulaic and predictable, offering little beyond standard bromance and raunchy comedy beats. The acting is passable but unremarkable, with characters that feel thinly drawn. Cinematography serves a functional purpose without any distinctive visual flair. The novelty is low as the premise treads very familiar ground in the bachelor party comedy subgenre. The ending wraps up conventionally without much emotional payoff. Overall it sits comfortably in below-average territory across all dimensions, consistent with its middling reception.